[implementations-list] Re: Which version control system should we use: darcs / git / svn / hg / other (was: Vimpulse update)

Mon Jun 22 19:29:28 CEST 2009

would be ok for me :)
Is assembla any better than sourceforge? I see you're suggestig to move the
project to assembla, despite the visibility sourceforge would give. what
makes assembla a winner over sf?

2009/6/22 Jason Spiro <jasonspiro3 at gmail.com>

> On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 3:03 PM, Jason Spiro <jasonspiro3 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I think it'd be best to use something that:
> >
> > 1.  we can find free online hosting for.
> >
> > 2.  works with Assembla, since Vimpulse's bug tracking is on Assembla
> already.
> >        So this means svn, git, or Mercurial.  Darcs is not supported.
> >
> > 3.  a lot of people already know the basics of how to use.
> >
> > 4.  is easy to learn, so that if new maintainers or co-maintainers
> > step up, they can continue easily.
> >        Based on what I have read, svn and Mercurial are easy to learn,
> but
> > Git is harder.
> >
> > But I am not a maintainer.  So it is 100% your choice what to use.
> >
> > What do you think you will use?
> >
> > P.S.  I already know how to use svn and git, but I learned them a long
> > time ago and don't remember how hard they are to learn.
>
> I sent the above message before I saw that you created a SourceForge
> project.  I see you picked svn.  I think you made a good choice.
>
> But now there are two bug trackers:  one on Assembla and one on
> Sourceforge.  I recommend Trac over the Sourceforge one; it's easier
> to use and more powerful.  Do Sourceforge's admin tools let you close
> down all of the Sourceforge tracker's sections (Patches, Feature
> Requests, etc.)?
>
> And there are three discussion venues:  implementations-list, plus the
> Help and Open Discussion forum sections at Sourceforge.  Do
> Sourceforge's admin tools let you close down all of the Sourceforge
> forum system's sections?
>
> (If you make me [jasonspiro] a Sourceforge project admin, and ask me
> to close down those Sourceforge sections, I will do it for you.)
>
> Best idea of all:  Why not close down Sourceforge and use Assembla for
> both svn and Trac?  And maybe for wiki hosting too.  Using one service
> for hosting everything would be much less confusing for users than
> using Sourceforge for some services and Assembla for others.
>
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